Annex B
THE LARGE SCALE OPERA COMPANIES PRODUCING
MUSICAL THEATRE
— The Royal Opera will present Stephen
Sondheim's Sweeney Todd in December of this year.
— English National Opera has a long
history of presenting Musical Theatre from The Mikado to
Weill's Street Scene and Sondheim's Pacific Overtures.
In its future plans it intends to include explore classic Broadway
Musicals within its core programme.
— Opera North has a track record of
producing Musicals including Showboat (in collaboration
with the commercial sector) and Of Thee I Sing (Gershwin)
and more recently Sondheim's Sweeney Todd.
— Welsh National Opera has included
Viennese Operetta and Gilbert and Sullivan within its core programme.
— Glyndebourne has developed a number
of new works for young people, in partnership with the BBC—Zoe
and Misper being recent examples.
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